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Saturday, May 6, 1922
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The Headlines
HYLAN BOARD DEFIES MILLER; COWBELLS CLANG, RATTLESWHIR; 600 Brooklyn Residents Clap and Cheer as 14th Street Elevated Bid Is Rejected. HISS MENTION OF ALBANY "Subway or Nothing!" Hundreds Cry When Mayor Asks ifContract Should Be Approved.HAILED AS NEXT GOVERNOR"He's Got Them Well Trained," Says Connolly--Harkness Asserts Mayor Has Reversed Attitude.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,016 days ago
(104 years, 56 days)